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Why the sky is blue by day and orange at sunset
Few childhood questions are as universal as this one: why is the sky blue? This question, asked by generations of curious children,
These molecular sponges that can capture CO2 and purify water
Imagine a material so porous that a single gram could, in theory, unfold an internal surface as large as several sports fields.
Did CERN really discover a giant new particle
On March 17, 2026, at the Moriond conference, one of the most closely followed events in particle physics, researchers from the LHCb
The material that could carry electricity without any loss
For more than a century, physicists have dreamed of materials capable of conducting electricity without the slightest loss of energy. This remarkable
Why ice floats when almost every other solid sinks
An ice cube floating in a glass of water seems so mundane that we forget just how exceptional this behavior really is.
The shortest flash of light ever produced by physicists
There are Olympic records for speed, industrial records for power, but there are also far quieter records, hidden away in fundamental physics
DID YOU KNOW physicists have nearly eliminated friction between two surfaces
For a long time, engineers treated friction as a physical fatality, an invisible tax paid by every moving mechanical part. Every engine,
Lithuania absorbs a massive cyberattack, Russian trail examined
A large-scale cyberattack targeted Lithuania's Register Center, the agency responsible for official registries and citizen databases, potentially resulting in the copying of
Brussels launches five joint defense projects ahead of NATO summit
On Friday, July 3, 2026, the European Commission proposed five major cross-border defense projects, opening the door to dedicated European funding, according